[xml-dev]Changing Namespaces Between Specification Versions (was: XIN: XML implicit namespace definitions)

Many people do change namespaces between versions. I prefer not to, but have
been persuaded to allow it in the past, where the argument has been that the
meaning of a name has changed, so the namespace should change as well.

Michael, what are your reasons for not doing this?

Does anyone else have views either way?

Paul Spencer 

-----Original Message-----
From: Michael Kay [mailto:] 
Sent: 24 March 2009 21:07
To: 'Liam Quin'; 'xml-dev'
Subject: RE: [xml-dev] XIN: XML implicit namespace definitions


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This would actually remove one of the reasons why it's currently a really
bad idea to change namespaces between versions of a spec.